Programmes such as Criminal Minds, Faking It–Tears of a Crime, and FBI Most Wanted have brought profiling body language into the mainstream. We all think we know how to read body language. But if I asked you to give me three signs that someone is lying, what would you say?…
If you’ve been in the company of a manipulator for a long time, you will start acting in toxic ways yourself. For instance, you will lie about innocent things. It’s called innocent guilt and it’s a real thing. You see, there are four main levels of guilt, but they do…
Did you know that the long-term effects of being lied to can seriously damage our mental well-being? Whether you have been told your bum doesn’t look big in that outfit, or your partner has been unfaithful behind your back; we have all been lied to at some point in our…
Being in a toxic relationship is difficult, to say the least. Therefore, you must know when it’s time to leave the toxic person in your life. The word "toxic" is used quite a bit when talking about relationships. And it can mean different things to different relationship dynamics or individuals.…
Twisting facts is a facet of psychological manipulation. It’s used by toxic individuals to always come out on top, and never take responsibility for negative behaviors. Have you ever talked about an old conversation with someone? You know, it’s when you look back at facts that were brought up during…
As learned by experience, trust is something incredibly hard to come by. To truly trust someone is to put quite a bit of faith in their character. I used to trust people, long ago. But over the years, I’ve learned that you just can’t put your faith in everyone. Unfortunately,…
It’s hard to find a truly honest person. Most people who claim to be honest are usually telling white lies and omitting things. True honesty is rare. I could make a comparison, but everything I think of is either too rare or not rare enough. Honestly, it’s hard to gauge…
Have you ever ignored or avoided a tough question? Do you find it hard to admit to making errors? Or perhaps you are dismissive of the arguments of others and employ double standards to how you interpret things. If any of these ring a little bit true, then you are…